A Sheriff Bet Rivers Mystery: Book 2
Publication Date: August 6, 2024
A female sheriff tries to fill her late father’s boots and be the sheriff her small Washington State mountain town needs as a deadly snow storm engulfs the town, in this dark, twisty mystery.
The world felt pure. Nature made the location pristine again, hiding the scene from prying eyes. As if no one had died there at all.
In the months since Bet Rivers solved her first murder investigation and secured the sheriff’s seat in Collier, she’s remained determined to keep her town safe. With a massive snowstorm looming, it’s more important than ever that she stays vigilant.
When Bet gets a call that a family of tourists has stumbled across a teen injured in a snowmobile accident on a mountain ridge, she braves the storm to investigate. However, once she arrives at the scene of the accident it’s clear to Bet that the teen is not injured; he’s dead. And has been for some time . . .
Investigating a possible homicide is hard enough, but with the worst snowstorm the valley has seen in years threatening the safety of her town, not to mention the integrity of her crime scenes – as they seem to be mounting up as well – Bet has to move fast to uncover the complicated truth and prove that she’s worthy of keeping her father’s badge.
Sheriff Bet Rivers knows the impending winter storm will be a true test of her ability to keep the residents of Collier safe.
She’s got quite a legacy since there’s been a Rivers in the sheriff’s seat tracing back to the town’s founding. When she gets called to the scene of an accident, her instincts tell her there’s more than meets the eye.
A Cold, Cold World serves up a fast-paced mystery that forces the newly-minted sheriff to battle not only Mother Nature, but puts her detective skills to the test. Author Elena Taylor creates a solid lead character with the second installment of the series.
The draw of a small town is evident, especially the sense of community, in interactions between the characters. While tracking down clues, Bet displays still-new grief after her father’s unexpected death.
A Cold, Cold World provides a chilling adventure full of twists and turns, especially for those of us stuck in the summer heat.
Elena Taylor spent several years working in theater as a playwright, director, designer, and educator before turning her storytelling skills to fiction. Her first series, the Eddie Shoes Mysteries, written under the name Elena Hartwell, introduced a quirky mother/daughter crime fighting duo.
With the Bet Rivers Mysteries, Elena returns to her dramatic roots and brings readers much more serious and atmospheric novels. The series introduces Collier, Washington, with its dark and mysterious lake, tough-as-nails residents, and newly appointed sheriff with her sidekick Schweitzer, an Anatolian Shepherd.
Elena is also a senior editor with Allegory Editing, a developmental editing house, where she works one-on-one with writers to shape and polish manuscripts, short stories, and plays. If you’d like to work with Elena, visit www.allegoryediting.com.
Her favorite place to be is at Paradise, the property she and her hubby own south of Spokane, Washington. They live with their horses, dogs, and cats. Elena holds a B.A. from the University of San Diego, a M.Ed. from the University of Washington, Tacoma, and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia.
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What a wonderful review! Thank you for including A Cold, Cold World on your beautiful blog.
Elena
Fantastic review! I am reading this right now. I am at 50% and soooo addicted! It is so so so good!